digital cameras

WANTED: Nikon S1100pj Projector Camera

Nikon's S1100pj camera is one of those gadgets that is absolutely guaranteed to impress any onlookers. It's a normal point-and-shoot camera in every way--except that it has a full-scale, surprisingly good projector crammed inside it.READ»

WANTED: Panasonic Lumix LX5 Camera

A new crop of super-point-and-shoot cameras are hitting the scene, and Panasonic's Lumix LX5 looks to be one of the best.READ»

Technology: 10 Things I Love About Technology

I've been reviewing my technology-related blog posts of late and I've noticed a particular trend that I find troubling: I seem to be a technology doomsayer. The overriding theme I've identified in my own writing about technology is one of skepticism and caution. My posts tend to focus on the problems that technology creates, not on all the wonderful things it has to offer. You might think that I'm a real technology Chicken Little, constantly screaming that the sky is falling.READ»

Picture This: A Digital Camera That Teaches Kids About Engineering and Technology

The BigShot build-it-yourself digital camera kit has adjustable lenses, gears and dynamo (the camera is powered with a hand crank), to teach kids about optics, mechanics and energy.READ»

RED Scarlet Officially Ready to Bite at Canon, Nikon's DSLR Heels

We love technology here at Fast Company. And we're big on design too. Which is partly what makes RED's digital cameras quite so awesome, since they mix the two exquisitely. And the newly official RED Scarlet may even change the DSLR ...READ»

Apple Event Preview Round-up

Last week we speculated what Apple would reveal at its event today but things have evolved, as they will do in the swirling primordial rumor-soup of the tech world, so we've summarized the latest thinking for you: iPods With ...READ»

Eight Days to Go: Apple Event Rumor Round-Up

Next week Wednesday is when Apple will host its traditional iPod media event. At least, that's what everyone's assuming from the "It's Only Rock'N'Roll, But We Like It" tagline Apple chose. As usual there's a bunch of swirling rumors, ...READ»

Leica's New Camera Unveiling on Collision Course With iPods

Leica's just announced via a YouTube video that it will introduce new Leica cameras on September 9. As if that PR maneuver wasn't confusing enough, get this: Leica's event is scheduled for the same day as Apple's iPod launch gig. ...READ»

Apple Keynote in Early September: What the Heck Is It For?

The Internets are a-swirling this morning with speculation and rumor, all thanks to news that Apple called a keynote presentation for the week of September 7. "What's it for?" everyone's wondering. Here's what we think. New iPods ...READ»

Nikon's S1000pj Digicam With Picoprojector: Convergence Gone Mad?

Nikon's just pulled the official wrapper off its S1000pj Coolpix digital camera, and it's a real mutant hybrid: A standard point-and-shooter, but with a picoprojector riding shotgun. Is this device convergence gone mad? The ...READ»

Nikon's D300s Video DSLR Makes Us Wonder, What's Next for Cameras?

Nikon just refreshed its D300 digital SLR camera into the D300s, with 720p video-shooting powers, a quieter shutter and in-video auto-focus. It's neat and all, but it has us wondering where else can next-gen DLSRs go? The D300s is ...READ»

Well, That's the End of Flip: iPods to Get Cameras

There's no hard news on the actual devices themselves yet, but a bunch of Chinese protective cases for the next-gen iPod Touch and Nano reveal they're both getting digital camera units. And that, basically, is the end of the line for ...READ»

LEGO's Block-Inspired Electronics Are Ready to Be Snapped Up This Fall

LEGO has teamed with electronics designer Digital Blue to create a line of LEGO-inspired consumer electronics for creative kids and nostalgic adults alike. Announced earlier this year, the final product will be available this fall, ...READ»

Casio's 5-Megapixel Exilim Cameraphone Is Army-Tough

Casio just released a cameraphone that's likely to dodge the criticisms we've leveled at other camera/phone convergence devices. That's because rather than pointlessly add high megapixels to it, Casio put some really good stuff ...READ»

Sony's Alpha DSLRs: New Outside, Old Inside

Sony's entry into the DLSR market with the Alpha camera range has been pretty well accepted. So the tech maker went back to the lab to tweak its lineup with new units--though, perhaps, this should be called an along-grade ...READ»

Samsung Predicts a Smartphone, OLED and Touchscreen-Rich Future

Samsung, with its suite of successful smartphones, is in a better position than most mobile phone makers to know about the future of the devices--and it's betting that in just three years 29% of all cellphones sold will be smart ...READ»

Cisco Buys Flip Video Cam Maker for $590 Million

Cisco Systems, most commonly associated with business technology infrastructure and networking hardware, is using a chunk of its massive cash reserves to buy Pure Digital Technologies--creators of the highly popular Flip range of ...READ»

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Samsung Gets Compact Cameras Right: With a DSLR's Sensor

I've railed against the pointless war for more megapixels in digital cameras before: photography is about how best to capture light and including more densely-packed, tinier pixels just doesn't make sense. It seems that someone in ...READ»